Can barely see

Mental health
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Hello all, my anxiety seems to be getting worse. 

Can i just get some reassurance with my symptoms please??

does anyone else have really bad vision ? i seriously can barely see, its so foggy, and i feel as if im drunk all the time, cant balance properly, tight feeling in my brain, and numbness all over my head, especially my teeth. i can see, as in i dont need glasses, but its sooooo foggy, and it feels as though something is crawling round my brain??? please tell me im not alone 

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Your definitely not alone I have all these symptoms too - I've been to opticians and had eyes checked backwards and forwards to the doctors nothing! I've had it for almost a year now virtually daily xx

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and opticians cant find anything right ?????

i think its depersonalization, i honestly can barely see, just feel like im not real!!!! genuinely thought i was the only person in the whole world lol xxxx

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No opticians say there's nothing wrong with my eyes - I've been constantly thinking I've got some brain issue like tumor or something all based on the symptoms that you've mentioned !! So glad it's not only me -not that I'd wish it on anyone but it's put my mind at ease a bit hopefully yours too x

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no im the same!, just that feeling of relief that someone else understands.

all my symptoms are :

- foggy mind

- cant see properly (blurred)

- feel as if ive always got a hangover

- headaches

- my teeth feel numb, and jaw tingles

- tight feeling all over my head

- shake and tremble

- dont feel as if im in my body, literally feel like im on autopilot?

- as though i can feel my blood pumping round my body 

- always forget things

- feel confused alot 

do you feel like this at all ? xx

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Yep all of it really dizzy with it too -my head goes from feeling like it's in a vice to the feeling of crawling things in my head so hard to describe -blurred visions the worst I think can't seem to focus at all n it feels like I've got a vail over my face just feels really muffled at first I thought it was a head cold as that seems to be the only way of describing the head part of it but after a year I've always worried bout more sinister things x

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Hi at the height/worse of my anxiety my vision was very badly affected.It was so bad i cld not see the text on pc monitor.3rd sort of AD (SSRI's made me worse)  has made me pretty good at the moment.

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ive been prescribed citalopram, do you reckon that would make my depersonalization and anxiety worse or better then ? x

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Its just crazy that all of this is caused because of anxiety.. 

i never realised i was anxious, but now that i have been diagnosed with anxiety looking back i realise ive always had it!!

also are your symptoms constant ? because mine are just always there, my vision is always terrible, and its been like this for 6 months. what medication do you think is best to help us? ive been prescribed citalopram, but ive heard so many bad things about it !! 

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I've had an anxiety disorder for 5 yrs and yes my symptoms are constant sometimes they morph into different symptoms like it started with chest pain convinced I was having a heart attack then changed to something else always had palpitations and shaking n lump in throat since the beginning - I can't take medication as anxiety caused a food and medication phobia so can't shred any light on that im afraid x

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Hi Jade you have to try the medication first, then if doesn't work   try  another one.For sure you will find the treatment to help.I just start a treatment with Cit.Worked for many persons. hope it will work for me as well

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Hi Sharon. What is food and medication phobia?

 

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I can't take any medications in any form and only drink water and eat plain jacket potatoes that's it I can't bring myself to step forward with this x

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I thought you are affraid to take medication because of the side effects.I am very anxious when I have to take any medication.I just start Citalopram and I try to cope with the side effects

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It's because of the side effects -if I have an allergic reaction -I won't even take a paracetamol I dislocated my elbow a while back and refused any pain relief what so ever even though I was in agonising pain -just the thought of medications and food send me into a complete panic state x

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I understand.I had a bad experience with some tablets 3 weeks ago.I tried a  treatment with Seroxat for anxiety and I had very severe side effects,I had to stop them.This increase my anxiety and the doctor put me on Citalopram.The side effects are still bad I have nausea I lost my appetite and hyperacity in my stomach.I force myself to eat

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Your very brave I wish I could be medicated , I used to be a pill junky how things change , hopefully your side effects will subside after a while of taking them -please try not to fall into the black hole I have its so easily done xx

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I try very hard to go on with medication, I do CBT aswell.I some mixed symptoms, I don't know if are side effects or is my anxiety.I am tired asking the doctors what is wrong with me

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From experience alot of symptoms probably are anxiety caused by the worry of taking the tablets and worrying about the side effects -my Dr's useless with my anxiety and haven't got time for me because I won't be medicated and therefore not helping myself - I too have had cbt which I found rather helpful to know all the symptoms and how all my behaviours link up to initial cause so I did find comfort in that x

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You could always list your symptoms here to see what people think it might make you feel more at ease about things x